Docs Flee As Gunmen Disrupt COVID-19 Assembly At Federal Medical Centre In Lokoja

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In line with a report by SaharaReporters, some gunmen suspected to be sponsored by the Kogi State Authorities on Wednesday attacked workers of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.

SaharaReporters gathered that the workers had been planning a press convention to strain the Federal Authorities into establishing a COVID-19 screening centre within the state when the incident passed off. 

It was learnt that the gunmen shot sporadically into the air to scare folks away, then went to the information and admin division the place they seized laptops and destroyed a number of issues. They ransacked the Medical Director’s workplace, too. 

Talking at a prayer session for the late Nasir Ajana, Kogi Chief Choose, on Tuesday, Governor Yahaya Bello had mentioned COVID-19 was created to shorten the life-style of the folks. 

The Nigeria Centre for Illness Management has thus far introduced three instances of COVID-19 in Kogi however the state authorities has insisted that the state was freed from the illness.